Dress and skirt adjuster.



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T. BAMFORD.

DRESS AND SKIRT ADJUSTER.

(Application filed Aug. 11, 1900.

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THOMAS BAMFORD, OF ST. JOSEPILlVIISSOURI.

DRESS AND SKIRT ADJUSTER.

SPECIFICATION tormingpart of Letters Patent No. 693,361, dated February18, 1902. Application filed August 17, 1900. Serial No. 27,225- (Nomodel.)

To atZZ whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, THOMAS BAMFORD, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dress and SkirtAdjusters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this description.

This invention relates to dress and skirt adjusters; and it consists inthe construction and arrangement of parts, which will be more fullyhereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a figure, showing theimproved device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a figurewith the improved device thereon. Fig. 3 shows detail elevations ofparts of the improved device. tion, partially broken away, of anotherpart of the device.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views. 7.

The numeral 1 designates suitable lengths of fine coiled spring-wire,two of these lengths being used and each having a covering means 2, ofsilk or cotton fabric or the like, secured to the outer portions of thecoils of the wire, the said coils having a clear unobstructed openingtherethrough in a longitudinal direction. These covered wire coils formresilient shoulder-bearing members of tubular construction, and to holdthem in proper spaced relation they are connected at the front byacross-strap 3, and at the back said members are drawn together andsecured, as at 4. By thus connecting the front and rear portions of themembers they will be held in proper applied position over the shouldersFig. 4 is a detail elevawithout annoyance or discomfort. Movablyextending through the members are silk,linen, or cotton cords 5, havingterminal pull-buttons 6 at the front, which prevent the cords from beingdrawn through the members and also serve as means for operating the saidcords. At the rear the said cords are each formed with a pair ofbranched terminals 7, having skirt-engaging attachments 8 on the endsthereof, so as to permit a greater width of the skirt to be operated bythe improved device. In applying the device it is arranged asshown andthe cords connected to the skirt at therear through the medium of theattachments 8. By pulling the front extremities'of the cords 5 the skirtwill be regularly raised at the rear, and by releasing the said frontextremities the skirt will be free to assume its normal position. Theseoperations can be quickly carried on by the wearer of the device whilewalking, and it will be seen that the skirt does not have to bespecially formed to receive the parts of the improved adjuster.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Askirt-adj uster comprising resilient lengths of coiled wire havingcovering means and con nected at the front and rear for application overthe shoulders of the wearer, the said lengths extending from theshoulders below the waist-line at the rear, and cords freely slidablethrough the said lengths of covered wire and each formed with rearattaching branches, having terminal attaching devices, the front ends ofthe cords having pull devices thereon and normally located within easyreaching distance.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS BAMFORD. Witnesses:

WILLIAM C. GoW, H. S. SMITH.

